Les Cain vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Farr led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 66), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 97). Les Cain held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Farr.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Steve Farr

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.98
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
7.29
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Steve Farr

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.25
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Steve Farr

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
285.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
186.21
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA